The Life is the third studio album from American R&B singer Ginuwine, released on Epic Records in 2001. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 152,000 copies sold in the U.S. and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It also spawned a top 5 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Differences". The Life was the first Ginuwine LP not to be primarily produced by Timbaland, who only produced one track, "That's How I Get Down". The song "Two Reasons I Cry" is dedicated to the memory of Ginuwine's parents, who both died a year before the album was released. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard album charts. The Life is the third studio album from American R&B singer Ginuwine, released on Epic Records in 2001. The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 152,000 copies sold in the U.S. and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It also spawned a top 5 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Differences". The Life was the first Ginuwine LP not to be primarily produced by Timbaland, who only produced one track, "That's How I Get Down". The song "Two Reasons I Cry" is dedicated to the memory of Ginuwine's parents, who both died a year before the album was released. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard album charts. false 2025-11-08 06:59:42 The Life 2001 2001-01-01 2001-01-01 67 Contemporary R&B Hip Hop Rock 112991 2121932 f1c6b9a0-4649-411d-b012-879df120c300 9e5fd95d-c0c1-412c-be11-06e7fbe99556 1bf019ea-ff18-34c8-98fe-9f7d443d57ec /media/data/media4/Music/Ginuwine/The Life (2001)/folder.jpg Ginuwine Ginuwine 1 1 Why Not Me 04:25 1 2 There It Is 05:00 1 3 2 Way 04:09 1 4 Differences 04:25 1 5 So Fine 03:14 1 6 Tribute to a Woman 04:59 1 7 Why Did You Go 06:05 1 8 How Deep Is Your Love 04:21 1 9 That's How I Get Down 04:13 1 10 Show After the Show 04:21 1 11 Role Play 03:52 1 12 Open Arms 04:44 1 13 Superhuman 04:10 1 14 Two Reasons I Cry 05:14 1 15 Just Because 03:42 Elgin Baylor Lumpkin (born October 15, 1970), better known by his stage name Ginuwine ( JIN-yoo-wyn), is an American R&B singer. He began his career as a member of the musical collective Swing Mob in the early 1990s. As a solo act, he signed with Epic Records to release his 1996 debut single, "Pony". The song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded the release of his debut studio album, Ginuwine...The Bachelor (1996), which received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second and third albums, 100% Ginuwine (1999) and The Life (2001), both peaked within the top five of the Billboard 200, while the latter spawned the single "Differences", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song. His fourth album, The Senior (2003), spawned the top ten single "In Those Jeans", as well as the top 40 singles "Hell Yeah" (featuring Birdman) and "Stingy". His fifth, Back II da Basics (2005) peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200 and served as his final release with Epic; he signed with Warner Records to release his sixth album A Man's Thoughts (2009), which performed similarly despite mixed critical reception. Serving as his final release on a major label, his albums Elgin (2011) and A Ginuwine Christmas (2011) followed thereafter. According to Billboard, as of 2013, Ginuwine has sold an estimated 6.98 million albums in the US. Aside from his solo career, he formed the R&B trio TGT alongside contemporaries Tyrese Gibson and Tank in 2007, with whom he has released one studio album.